The Dodge Charger R/T Hemi was a muscle car star on street and screen. The only engine option was the mighty Hemi, at $ Chrysler.

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A 3-speed manual A 4-speed manual TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic. The model year Charger received minor changes. How Horsepower Works answers that question. Thus for one year only, the Super Bee became part of the Charger lineup, after which it was discontinued. During the course of the restoration, the owner decided to leave off the undercoating and leave body-color paint visible so the integrity of the floor can be readily seen and examined.

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For years many automotive magazines and enthusiasts have offered the opinion that the street Hemi was offered to the public to meet the minimum production requirements by NASCAR and associated auto racing governing bodies. This is true in part, but other factors played in the decision to turn the Hemi loose on the streets of America. In the early days, Chrysler looked into offering the Hemi in passenger cars during the Hemi program. The proposal went no further.

The idea of putting the Hemi in street cars was not as outrageous an idea in this time-frame as it was, after all, the performance era, and every car manufacturer was offering large displacement, high performance engines in their passenger lines; some of these units featuring multiple carburetor setups, like with this car.

Chrysler had made Hemi-head engines available in their cars before and were touted for their great performance characteristics in comparison to General Motors and Ford. For Chrysler offered a new horsepower, cid Wedge in its Dodge and Plymouth models, while the race Hemi was presented in Dodge and Plymouth models for sanctioned drag racing endeavors. With this background, it is easy to see the Chrysler decision to moderately detune the race Hemi and make it an option in select models.

Along the way, the unit became a legend and the street Hemi ended up becoming, many would say, the most desirable high performance engine ever bolted into a passenger car. It is suggested that they ruled the road from to The model year changes included a new design for the Dodge Charger. Included among these were a new hidden headlight grille, more curvaceous body, recessed backlight, refined tail and less brightwork. The rear quarters were swollen a bit for that musclecar styling influence, with evidence of competition themes.

The platform also went from a fastback body style to a design considered a semi-fastback style. Along with the new design was a massive increase in sales rising from 15, the previous year to 92, produced in According to general information attributed to Mopar expert Galen Govier, only Charger Hardtop Coupes received the Hemi engine such as seen in this car.

One additional Charger prototype also received this unit. From the total, this car is one of only that received the four-speed manual transmission.

For the hardcore Mopar fans and drag racers the Hemi still remained the engine of choice. The full line-up of engine options was topped by the Code-J cid Hemi which produced horsepower, and is the powerplant of choice in this fantastic machine.

Chrysler strengthened it for '68, with a somewhat longer-duration cam, new valve springs, and modifications that reduced oil consumption. It was still thought to be underrated at its stated hp, but as Car and Driver magazine enthused, "There just isn't more honest horsepower available off the showroom floor than you get from this bright orange monster.

The restoration has just recently been completed and only miles are reported to have been driven since finishing the project.